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You’re Gonna Hear Me Roar: How the Tragic Death of One Lion May Provide Protection for Candidate Endangered Species and Answer Controversial Questions about Trophy Hunting

Vermont Law

A dentist from the United States, Dr. Walter Palmer, paid to go on a trophy hunt in July, 2015. the CECIL Act. which includes an amendment to the Endangered Species Act and a government-funded study on the pros and cons of trophy hunting. Candidate Species. Enacting the CECIL Act. Trophy Hunting.

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How Big Is A Blue Whale? Plus More Blue Whale’s Facts

Earthava

These herbivores were estimated to reach about 110 feet (33.5 a blue whale can eat 4 tons (3629 kilograms) of krill per day in summer (about 40 million individual krill) this is the biggest size difference between predator and prey in the animal kingdom a blue whale’s tongue weighs a record-breaking 8,800 pounds (3992 kilograms).

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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

The court rejected the argument that claims against the original and 2012 versions of the LCFS were moot, noting that these earlier versions affected how credits were calculated under the 2015 version. In a press release after the verdict, the Climate Disobedience Action Fund said: “There is no dispute about the facts in the case.

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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

Law Columbia

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court decision that vacated the listing of the Beringia distinct population segment (DPS) of the Pacific bearded seal subspecies as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Both sides regularly hold conferences to discuss aspects of environmental law and how they should go about getting them changed in their favor. Waste management is as much about reducing the amount of raw material in a landfill as it is about protecting health. Learn more about MNR programs. It covers the following areas.

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How a Federal Drought Relief Program Left Southern Oregon Parched—and Contributed to the Ongoing Groundwater Crisis in the West

Circle of Blue

About a century later, Congress terminated federal recognition of the Tribes and wiped their reservation off the map; today, the Tribes are trying to buy it back gradually, as land becomes available. Today, the three groups are officially referred to collectively as the Klamath Tribes. But year after year it’s self-defeating.”.

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Climate Attribution and the Willow Project: Federal Obligations to Evaluate the Effects of Fossil Fuel Leasing on Endangered Species

Law Columbia

There is also research on the adverse effects of sea ice loss on seals and other ice-dependent species. Thus, there is a clear causal connection between the emissions attributable to the Willow project, sea ice loss, and adverse effects on species. See, e.g., IPCC AR6 WGI Ch.3 3 ; Laidre et al. 2018) ; Tartu et al.